The Dead Pool (1988)
Clint Eastwood, David Hunt, Evan C. Kim
After the drudgery of Sudden Impact, the fourth and worst sequel to Dirty Harry, no one could have expected the fifth to have any signs of life. But The Dead Pool is fairly inspired, even playful--check out a "chase" scene between Clint Eastwood's Harry Callahan character and a ... (read more) After the drudgery of Sudden Impact, the fourth and worst sequel to Dirty Harry, no one could have expected the fifth to have any signs of life. But The Dead Pool is fairly inspired, even playful--check out a "chase" scene between Clint Eastwood's Harry Callahan character and a remote-controlled toy car wielding a bomb--and it ended the long-running series on an unexpectedly positive note. This time, Callahan investigates a series of murders that appears to be on a "death list," while becoming romantically involved with a television reporter (Patricia Clarkson). Jim Carrey has a small but memorable part as a doped-up rock star, and Liam Neeson is on board, too. Directed by Eastwood surrogate Buddy Van Horn (Any Which Way You Can). --Tom Keogh
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R, 1 hr. 31 min.
Directed by:
Buddy Van Horn
Release Date: Jul 13, 1988
DVD Release Date: Nov 20, 2001
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This is probably the worst of all the Harry series but if your a fan of the series and Eastwood it's still plays okey.
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The final Dirty Harry film is also my second favorite of the series after the first one. Sure, it might also be the silliest with Jim Carreyâs Axel Rose spewing lip syncher, Liam Neesonâs âSorry Loveâ douchebag director, the Bullitt homage c... (read more) The final Dirty Harry film is also my second favorite of the series after the first one. Sure, it might also be the silliest with Jim Carreyâs Axel Rose spewing lip syncher, Liam Neesonâs âSorry Loveâ douchebag director, the Bullitt homage car chase, the coo coo for cocoa puffs serial killer, and that frickinâ massive Harpoon Gunâbut itâs damn fun. I also like the addition of Patricia Clarkson as the semi love interest reporter and I absolutely LOVE the âYou forgot your fortune cookieâ shootout. More 80s cheese than the classically cool Dirty Harry of the original film but fun is fun and The Dead Pool delivers. VF.
Unfortunately my least favorite of the Dirty Harry films. It had quite a lot going for it to, Liam Neeson and Jim Carrey to be exact. But what could have made this movie better would be better direction. The style wasn't Harry.
Cruel chant du cygne pour le retord Callahan. Car avec ce 5e et dernier opus L'INSPECTEUR HARRY se transforme en RICK HUNTER et c'est mal. Reste une scene memorable ou Jim Carrey chante "welcome to the jungle" des Guns'n'roses et une autre ridicule o... (read more) Cruel chant du cygne pour le retord Callahan. Car avec ce 5e et dernier opus L'INSPECTEUR HARRY se transforme en RICK HUNTER et c'est mal. Reste une scene memorable ou Jim Carrey chante "welcome to the jungle" des Guns'n'roses et une autre ridicule ou Harry se fait courser par une voiture teleguidee. C'est dire le niveau. So long Harry...
Only worth watching because it's a Dirty Harry movie. It's amusing, but not very good.
The final installment in the Dirty Harry series has Harry on a death list of famous celebrities, who are being knocked off one by one. Yes, he's in hot water with his department for property damage, and he does have a new partner, and he is marked f... (read more) The final installment in the Dirty Harry series has Harry on a death list of famous celebrities, who are being knocked off one by one. Yes, he's in hot water with his department for property damage, and he does have a new partner, and he is marked for death by a gangster he helped put behind bars.
This installment has a markedly 80's feel to it, which gives it a different air, given how the 70's atmosphere gave it the qualities that made it a good series. The chase scene with a toy car ranks in the "Oh, come on!" arena.
Also notable for appearances by Jim Carrey and Liam Neeson.
Not as great as the others in the series, but it could've been worse.
This film probably should have never been made. I think most of the Aerial shots were from stock news footage, instead of having them filmed by an actual film crew. Some of the parts were ludicrous, Kung Fu and Jim Carrey did not belong in the mo... (read more) This film probably should have never been made. I think most of the Aerial shots were from stock news footage, instead of having them filmed by an actual film crew. Some of the parts were ludicrous, Kung Fu and Jim Carrey did not belong in the movie. It was the worst of the Dirty Harry movies.
That being said, I did enjoy the film on it's own merit, and Clint Eastwood was as great as ever!
(One moment I particularly enjoyed was the murder of a film critic based on Pauline Kiel, who heavily criticized the first "Dirty Harry" film when it came out.)
Basically the same old stuff, but a little worse. But wait, what's this? Why, hello Jim Carrey, and... Liam Neeson. Well, i just don't know what to think anymore. So, Liam Neeson brings a little more credibility the film, but it can't really save... (read more) Basically the same old stuff, but a little worse. But wait, what's this? Why, hello Jim Carrey, and... Liam Neeson. Well, i just don't know what to think anymore. So, Liam Neeson brings a little more credibility the film, but it can't really save it from being a silly film. Jim Carrey's unintentionally hilarious over the top performance of "Welcome to he Jungle" was rather painful to watch, and the remote control car chase, while fun, was so ridiculous I couldn't help but laugh. The movie also tries so hard to pin Liam Neeson in the first fifteen minutes that it's incredibly obvious that he's not the villain. The antagonist is figured out pretty much instantly, and his appearance is random. And, like the last two films, Dirty Harry attempts to top the last extremely over the top final kill by impaling the guy with a fucking giant harpoon. And then the asian guy knows kung fu, which might be racist or something. Well, the film is fun, to say the least, but it has none of the believability or grit of the first film. Having now finished the series, I would stick with the first film, and maybe the second, if you want an actual good movie. But if you just like fun, go ahead, watch them all. It won't hurt.
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